浙江11选5基本走势图:Michelin Bib Gourmand winners of 2017

Published on 25 Jun 2017.

Eating your way around Singapore means more than just sorting out what to have for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Ours is a nation of foodies who’ve perfected the art of hunting down affordable yet delicious meals. This means it’s easy to find good grub on every corner of the city, no matter the time of day. And the Michelin Singapore Bib Gourmand list is testament to that fact.

The foodie’s bible has just name-checked dozens of hawker stalls and restaurants that whip up delectable dishes priced S$45 and less. This year’s list features nine new eateries, bringing the total Bib Gourmand awardees up to 38 dining destinations that you’ll want to sample. Brace your bellies—you’ll need plenty of tummy room to tackle all of them.

New Additions

Ah Er Soup (ABC Brickworks Food Centre)

On a plot of land formerly occupied by a beer brewery, you’ll be sipping on a different sort of elixir: Cantonese-style herbal soups that have been slow-boiled for hours to draw out the flavours of the ingredients. Ah Er Soup is strictly traditional, paying homage to the heartwarming broths that bubble away on our grandmothers’ stoves. The crowd favourites here include the Ten Tonic Ginseng Chicken Soup (S$5) and Buddha Jumps over the Wall (S$6.50), loaded with enough meat and vegetables to make for a full meal. If you must have your carbs, ask for a bowl of pumpkin rice to accompany your meal.

Bar-Roque Grill

Don’t let the handsome décor and furniture fool you. This downtown restaurant, modelled after a rustic Parisian bistro, provides an affordable escape from the bustle of the city. A three-course lunch goes for only S$38, and includes bestsellers such as the rotisserie free-range chicken with potato gratin, as well as the wagyu hanger steak with fries (additional S$18). The stick-to-the-ribs dishes are consistently well executed, but it’s the relaxed vibe of Bar-Roque Grill that keeps people swinging through its doors.

Liao Fan Hawker Chan

You should have heard of Liao Fan Soya Sauce Chicken Rice, the cheapest Michelin-starred joint in the world. Ever since it earned a star in last year’s guide, the hawker stall in Chinatown Complex has seen snaking queues, with people waiting up to three hours for a plate of chef Chan Hong Meng’s soya sauce chicken rice (S$3.80). If you don’t have the time, hop across the road from the hawker centre to this air-conditioned, quick-service off-shoot of the stall. All of chef Chan’s signatures are on the menu, including the famed soya sauce chicken rice (S$3.80), char siew (barbecued pork) noodles (S$4.80) and pork rib hor fun (flat rice flour noodles, S$4.80).

Man Man Japanese Unagi Restaurant

Even from the further reaches of the perennial queue to this restaurant, you’ll get tantalising whiffs of fresh seafood hitting the grill. Peep into the small space and your anticipation will heighten—Man Man is lined by tanks of live unagi (freshwater eels) from the Mikawa Isshiki region of Japan, and a theatrical open kitchen where chefs kill, gut and grill the fish to order. Go for the hitsumabushi (S$26.80), an unagi rice bowl that can enjoyed in three ways: plain, sprinkled with spring onions, seaweed and freshly grated wasabi, and, lastly, with hot dashi poured over the rice.

New Lucky Claypot Rice

You’ll feel the kiss of heat on your skin as you approach this hawker stall, where more than 20 claypots burn over a charcoal fire at any given time. New Lucky Claypot Rice’s star dish—surprise, surprise—is the claypot rice (S$10-S$20), which is generous enough to feed up to four hungry guests. Pop open the lid, wave away the steam, and you’ll find chunks of chicken, lup cheong (Chinese sausages) and salted fish lurking among al dente grains of rice. Mix everything up, and don’t forget to scrape the charred bits of rice from the bottom of the pot—the prized part of the dish.

Shirokane Tori-tama

The smoky aroma of meats sizzling over a grill hits you the moment you step into this cosy, traditional yakitori (Japanese-style skewered and grilled chicken) joint. Every part of the bird is fair game here—adventurous foodies can look forward to off-cuts such as cockscomb (S$4), chicken hearts (S$3.50) and gizzard (S$4). Besides the poultry, Shirokane Tori-tama also serves kushiyaki (Japanese-style skewered and grilled meats and vegetables) that’s every bit as moreish and well executed.

For the complete experience, ask for a seat by the bar counter. The view alone is enough to salivate over: Watch as the chefs flip skewers over the grill, saucing and salting the meats with the finesse of a painter—or #saltbae. After your meal, head next door to find Orihara, a standing room-only sake bar that’s buzzing with the post-work crowd.

Tsuta

As the first international outlet of a one-Michelin-starred ramen joint in Tokyo, you’d expect good things from Tsuta. And this elegant 18-seater restaurant certainly delivers on the promise, using even the same ingredients as its Japanese flagship. Case in point: The soba noodles here are as painstakingly prepared with four types of whole wheat flour. There are also three soup bases to pick from—shoyu (soya sauce), shio (salt) and miso (fermented soya bean). But the ramen shop’s signature is the shoyu. A dollop of black truffle paste crowns the bowl, perfuming each slurp of the comforting dish.

Zai Shun Curry Fish Head

It’s never too early to be tucking into a bowl of curry at Zai Shun Curry Fish Head. The stall opens at 7am and typically sells out by noon, so you’ll want to hurtle down for a taste of their home-style Chinese dishes. The signature curry fish head (S$26) makes use of the freshest fish available on the day; Sultan fish, mouse grouper and red snapper are among the usual suspects. Complete your meal with other stir-fried staples on offer, such as bittergourd with salted egg and watercress with oyster sauce.

Stalls and restaurants that have retained their spot on the list

A Noodle Story

Brave the queue at this hawker stall for a taste of ‘Singapore-style’ ramen whipped up by two fresh-faced local boys. The only dish on the menu features springy egg noodles topped with sous vide char siew (fatty roast pork), crunchy potato-wrapped prawn, an oozy egg and dumplings (S$7-S$9).

Balestier Road Hoover Rojak

Make like the stall’s namesake and vacuum up its famous rojak: A sweet and savoury salad that features crunchy beansprouts, cucumbers, turnip fried dough fritters and century egg (S$4-S$5) tossed in a treacly dark sauce.

Bismillah Biryani

This North Indian restaurant serves up mountains of aromatic briyani (Indian spiced rice dish with meat or vegetables). Order the mutton briyani (S$15), where the gutsy flavours of the tender, slightly gelatinous meat will dance on your palate.

Chey Sua Carrot Cake

There’s only one thing you need to try here: The white carrot cake (S$2-S$4). There aren’t any actual carrots in this dish. Instead, it’s steamed white radish that’s been pan-fried with eggs, preserved radish and a daub of sambal (chilli paste).

Depot Road Zhen Shan Mei Claypot Laksa

You’ll be dabbing sweat off your brow while devouring this stall’s bowl of laksa (S$3.50-S$5.50). Spicy, thick coconut milk-based gravy is ladled onto rice vermicelli. And unlike other stalls, this one serves the dish in a claypot, keeping it piping hot until your last slurp.

Famous Sungei Road Trishaw Laksa

Laksa (S$3-S$5) comes in three unique renditions at this store: The original, with fruit juice and mee siam (thin rice noodles in a mix of spicy, sweet and sour gravy), and with mee rebus (yellow noodles in a spicy gravy).

Hong Heng Fried Sotong Prawn Mee

The pale grey and yellow hues of Hong Heng’s Hokkien mee belie its robust flavours: Luscious egg noodles and rice vermicelli soak up all the brininess of the prawn stock they’re cooked in, while toppings of squid and shrimp will keep you searching for gold in your plate.

Hong Kee Beef Noodle

For more than 50 years, this nondescript hawker stall has been churning out bowls of beef noodles (S$5-S$6) with all the trimmings, including tripe and beef meatballs.

Amoy Street Food Centre. 7 Maxwell Road #01-42, Singapore 069111.

Hoo Kee Bak Chang

This stall serves up only one thing: Bak chang. Unwrap the bamboo leaves that swaddle each pyramid-shaped dumpling and dig into the glutinous rice, studded with marinated pork and roasted chestnuts (S$2.80).

Lagnaa

Slip off your shoes and experience ‘barefoot dining’ at Lagnaa, whose spread of South and North Indian dishes include mutton masala (spicy yogurt-based gravy, S$17) and fish curry (S$17) that will sort out your spice fix.

Liang Zhao Ji

It’s all about Cantonese braised duck here. You can ask for the fowl to be served over soya sauced rice, or in a comforting bowl of thick porridge (S$4-S$5). Drizzle the accompanying chilli sauce over the dish for an added kick.

Peony Jade

Peony Jade is a stalwart for excellent Cantonese and Szechuan fare. Its menu features traditional dishes such as stewed beef brisket with parsnip and a medley of dim sum (bite-sized portions of food served in steamer baskets or small plates).

Sin Huat Eating House

Beneath the neon signs of Geylang, this roadside hawker stall prides itself on its crab bee hoon (market price), a comforting dish of the crustacean cooked with rice vermicelli in a lip-smacking, umami-rich broth.

Shish Mahal Restaurant

Dozens of North Indian and Nepalese dishes fill the menu of this restaurant. Dip your naan (Indian flatbread, S$2.90-S$5.90) into the Mahal Ka butter chicken (S$15.90), or pick at momo (S$10.90), which are traditional Nepalese meat dumplings.

Song Fa Bak Kut Teh

Use your hands to dig into this stall’s refined take on one of the city’s most revered dishes, bak kut teh (S$7-S$8) which features a peppery, garlicky soup, and morsels of pork ribs so tender that they slide off the bone.

Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice

You’ll come for the tender steamed chicken hanging on the display of this hawker stall. But it’s the fragrant, al dente rice and complex chilli sauce that’ll have you dreaming about this dish well after you’re done eating.

Tiong Bahru Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice

You could choose between roasted chicken (S$3-S$4) and steamed white chicken (S$3-S$4) here, but why not try both (S$5)? Whichever you pick, don’t forget to spoon a generous serving of homemade chilli sauce on the succulent poultry for that added oomph.

True Blue Cuisine

Step back in time at this Peranakan (Straits-born people of Chinese and Malay/Indonesian heritage) restaurant, whose old-fashioned opulence is matched by the time-honoured dishes on the menu, like itek sio (braised duck in sweet sauce, S$20) and chap chye (stewed cabbage with vermicelli and mushrooms, S$15).

Whole Earth

Here’s something you won’t find anywhere else in the world—Whole Earth serves vegetarian Peranakan and Thai dishes that are big on flavour. Its star dish, Penang rendang (braised meat cooked in coconut milk and spices) is made using shiitake mushrooms instead of the usual chicken or beef.